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Feb. 19, 2002

Kudos!

Acknowledgements
Lori Brainard, assistant professor of public administration, SBPM, participated in a Dec. 6 roundtable discussion, “Online Profiling: Doing More Harm than Good?” at the National Press Club. The forum was hosted by GSPM’s Democracy Online Project. Brainard also presented a talk about the use of the Internet by self-organizing groups at a conference on the Neighborhood Participation Project sponsored by the University of Southern California’s School of Policy, Planning, and Development.

Amitai Etzioni, University Professor, was honored Jan. 22 with one of the Federal Republic of Germany’s highest honors, the Officer’s Cross of the Order of the Merit, for his contributions to the fostering of intercultural dialog and his work with conflict prevention.

Harvey Feigenbaum, professor of political science and international affairs, and associate dean, ESIA, was keynote speaker at the Second International Conference on Culture Policy Research in Wellington, New Zealand, Jan. 23–27. Following the conference he was interviewed on New Zealand National Radio concerning his research on digital technology and the protection of national cultures.

Carolyn Frenger, user education librarian, Gelman Library, has been selected to present her session, “Is This Assignment Really Necessary? The Evolution of a First-Year Experience Library Research Assignment” at the LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction 2002 Conference, May 10–11 in Ypsilanti, MI.

Peter Rollberg, associate professor of Slavic studies and film studies and director of the University Honors Program, CCAS, presented the opening lecture on “Neopatriotism in Russian and American Cinema” at a conference hosted by The Russian Cinema Research Institute (NIIK) in Moscow.

Charles N. Toftoy, associate professor, SBPM, conducted two workshops “A Model Partnership: Building the First International Enterprise Zone,” and “The Most Troublesome Small Business Issues: Interactive Discussions With Three Small Business Presidents,” at the 16th annual National Conference of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Jan. 17–20, in Reno, NV.

Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, was ranked No. 38 out of the Top 100 public intellectuals, measured by scholarly citations and media mentions. Richard Posner, judge, scholar, and author, conducted the study. A complete list appeared in the Jan. 19 edition of The New York Times.

George Wang, associate professor of Chinese and international affairs, gave a talk and chaired a panel at the International Conference on Internet Chinese Education, Dec. 22–24, in Taipei.

Appointments
Megan Doscher, appointed as assistant director of communication for the School of Business and Public Management.

Ali Eskandarian and Ginger Smith, appointed to be associate deans in the College of Professional Studies (CPS) the Univeristy’s newest degree-granting college.

Karl F. Inderfurth, ESIA, appointed as professor of the practice of international affairs. Ambassador Inderfurth also has been named director of the Elliott School’s master’s program in international affairs. He has been a part-time member of the faculty since August.

Publications
Howard Eisner, distinguished research professor and professor of engineering management and systems engineering, SEAS, had the second edition of his book, “Essentials of Project and Systems Engineering Management,” published by John Wiley & Sons as part of its Wiley-Interscience Publication series.

Alf Hiltebeitel, professor of religion and human sciences, CCAS, published “Rethinking the Mahabharata: A Reader’s Guide to the Education of the Dharma King,” University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Carol H. Hoare, professor of human development and human resource development, CCAS, published “Erikson on Development in Adulthood: Insights from Unpublished Papers,” Oxford University Press, 2002.

Carol Izumi, professor of clinical law and assistant dean for clinical affairs, GW Law School, co-authored a casebook “Race, Rights, and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment” Aspen Law and Business, 2001.

Aseem Prakash, assistant professor of strategic management and public policy, SBPM, published the paper, “Why Do Firms Adopt Beyond-Compliance Environmental Policies?” in Business Strategy and the Environment, 2001, v.10, n.5, pp. 286–299.

Lee Sigelman, professor of political science, CCAS, and Christopher J. Deering, professor of political science, CCAS, co-authored with Burdett A. Loomis (University of Kansas) “Wading Knee Deep in Words, Words, Words: Senatorial Rhetoric in the Johnson and Clinton Impeachment Trials,” in Congress and the Presidency, v. 28, n. 2, Autumn 2001, pp. 119–139.


 

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